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reins zur Befiirderun» des Gartenbaues, 1860, Nos. 1-52 — 1861, Nos. 1-6, 

 Berlin, from the Society ; Atli della Societa Ital. di Scienze Nat., Milano, 

 Vol. 11., Fasc. 2, 1860, from the Society ; Atti dell I. R. Istituto Veneto, 

 T. V., Ser. iii., Disp. 10— T. VI., Ser. hi., Disp. 1-3, 1860^1, from the So- 

 ciety; Visir-und Recheninstrumente von Ernst Sedlaczeli, VVien, 1856, — 

 Rechensehieber, von E. Sedlaczeli, VVien, 1S56, — Kompendium der ebenen 

 und sfanschen Trigonometric von E. Sedlaczeli, VVien, 1856, from Mr. 

 Senoner; L'Ortolano, Giornale Popolare d'Orticultura, Trieste, Anno I. 

 1-12, HI. 1-9, 1859-60, — Allocuzione da Prof. Adolfo Stopice, Trieste, 

 1860, from the Society ; Fr. Ambrosii Flora Tiroliaj Australis, Vol. II., 

 Pt. 4, from the Author; Verhandl. des Naturh. Vereins, Bonn,Jahrg. 

 XVII., 1-2, 1860, from the Society; Sitzungsb. der K. K. Akad der Wis- 

 senchaften, VVien, Band XLII., No. 22-28, i860, from the Society; Nach- 

 richten von der Georg- Augusts- Univ. u. der K. Gesellsch. der Wissei sch., 

 Gottingen, I860, No. 1-29. from the Society; Bull, de la Socie'te' Linne'enne 

 de Normaudie, Vol. V., 1859-60, Caen, IH61, from the Society ; Mem. de 

 PAcad. lmpenale de Metz, Ann. XLI., 1859-60, fromt he Academy; Jahr- 

 biicher des Vereins fur Naturk. in Nassau, XIV. Heft, Wiesbaden, 1859, 

 from the Society ; Dr. J. C. Ed. Hoser's Riiekblicke, Prag, 1848, von Dr. 

 Weitenweber, — Sitzungsb. der K. bolun. Gesellsch. der Wissenschaften, 

 Prag, 1S59, Juli-Dec. — 1860, Jan.-Juni, /rom the Society ; I. Bericht des 

 Offenbaoher Vereins fur Naturk, 1860, from the Society; Wiirzburger Me- 

 dicin. Zeitschrift, II. Band, 1-2 Hefi, 1861, /rom ihe Society; DerZoolo- 

 gische Garten, von Dr. D. F Weinland, Jahrg. II., No. 1-6, 1860-61, from 

 the Editor; XX. Bericht iiber das Museum Francisco-Carolinum, Linz, 

 1860, from the Institution ; Monalsb. der K. Preuss. Akad. der Wissen- 

 schaften, I860, Berlin,— General Register, 1836-58, Berlin I860, from the 

 Academy; Gelehrte Anzeigen, Vol. 49 & 50, — Sitzungsb. des K, bayer. 

 Akad. des Wissenschaften, 1860, Heit 1-3, Miincben, — Verzeichniss der 

 Mitglieder, 1860, — Bedeutung der Sanskritstudien, von Dr. Wilb. Christ, 

 I860, — Denkrede auf. Alex, vou Humboldt, von C. F. P. von Martins 

 1860, — Grenzen und Gre.izgebiete der physikalischen Forschung, von Dr. 

 C. Harless, I860, from the Royal Academy; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sciences, 

 Philad., May, 1861,/rom the Academy ; 43d Ann. Rep. of the Trustees of 

 the New York State Library, Albany, 1861,/rom the Trustees. 



August 5, 1861. 



The President, Dr. Engelmann, in the chair. 



Seven members present. 



The following publications were received : 



The Great Comet of 1861, New Haven, 1861, (Extr. from Amer. Jour, 

 of Sci. & Arts,) from the Editors ; Catalogue of the Mammals, Reptiles, 

 Birds, and Mo Husks, of Michigan, by M. Miles, M.D., State Geologist, 

 Lansing, from the Author; Rep. on the Fossil Flora of the Kentucky Coal 

 Field, by Leo Lesquereux, 1861, from the Author ; Synopsis of the Mol- 

 lusca of the Cretaceous Formation, by VV. M. Gabb, 1861, from the Author. 



A letter was read from Dr. E. W.Hilgard, State Geologist 

 of Mississippi, on the existence of gold in the conglomerate of 

 Madison County, Mo. The writer stated that the occurrence 

 of gold in that region had been doubted, but that a number 

 of assays made by him showed this conglomerate to contain 

 in a quantity of 7£ lbs., taken promiscuously from 150 lbs. 2% 

 grains of pure gold, corresponding to §22 per ton. 

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